The distance learning Mystery Shopper course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Mystery Shopper home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.
Once you have registered on the distance education Mystery Shopper course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.
Mystery Shopping is one of the best-kept, yet entirely open, secrets of our generation. Whenever you go to a shop, hotel, restaurant, petrol station, bank, council building or any other outlet where there are staff who serve you, chances are that someone in the queue you are joining is a mystery shopper. They may look like any other customer but the fundamental difference between you and them is that you are paying money out for the goods you purchase, whilst they are being paid to buy exactly the same things.
Mystery shoppers come in all shapes and sizes and it is precisely this fact that enables you to join in and earn an extra income by doing just what you already do.
Course Syllabus
Introduction
Introduction to the Second Income Series
Introduction to Mystery Shopping
Objectives
What is a Mystery Shopper?
What are the Goals of Mystery Shopping
What Makes a Good Mystery Shopper
Setting Your Own Objectives
Observation
Observation - The Key Skill
Developing Powers of Observation
Obligations
Self-employment
Following a Brief
Writing Reports
Using Technology
Organisation
Getting Organised
Organisation on the Move
Organisation in the Office
Opportunities
Finding Companies
Know Your Area
Different Types of Mystery Shopping
Ownership
Start a Mystery Shopping Company
What To Do When Things Go Wrong
Getting Started
Qualifications
Qualification 1: Mystery Shopper Certificate
Mystery Shopper Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Cert after your name.
Study Options
This course is currently only available to be studied via the traditional paper-based method.
Fees
Cash Price
Deposit
Installments
No of Payments
£135.00
£60.00
£25.00
3
The total amount payable over the term's period, is
no more than the total cash price of the course. (APR
= 0%). Written quotations are available on request.
Tutor Support
With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.
You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly
team of administrators and course advisors who offer
sound and professional guidance and advice when you
need it. This ensures that you will never feel
neglected and that you will always succeed!
Requirements for Entry
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Study Hours
This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.
The approximate amount of time required to complete
the course is: 60 hrs.
Additional Information
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
All study materials
Study Guide
Full Tutor and Admin support
The Second Income Series
The Second Income series of courses have been specifically devised to help people who already have work or other commitments of some kind, to identify a way forward towards generating an extra 25% income, or, if you currently do not have any income, to start generating some.
Although it is possible to take these ideas and to generate a full time income, that is not the goal of the programme. Each of these income streams can be followed with just a few hours each week and are flexible enough to be able to be completed at times to suit you. It does not matter if you work shifts or have caring commitments that mean you can not commit the same time each week or each month. As long as you can commit something, you can succeed and increase your income.
If you are currently employed in a business where the future can not be guaranteed, the Second Income series is an ideal safety net. If you start to set up a second stream of income now, you will be in a much stronger position later if redundancy, retirement or unemployment arrives a little sooner than expected.
